談
談 — Discuss
discuss, talk
On’yomiダン (dan)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 談
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
| 相談 | そうだん soudan | consultation; discussion; discussing |
| 懇談 | こんだん kondan | friendly chat; relaxed conversation; informal meeting |
| 談合 | だんごう dangou | bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement |
| 相談役 | そうだんやく soudanyaku | counselor; counsellor; adviser |
| 談話 | だんわ danwa | talk; conversation; dialogue |
Study notes
談 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #272 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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